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Reading with a Fresh Mind: Contemplative Reading Exercise
Contemplative Reading Exercise Introducing the sacred texts of various religious traditions has…
Read MoreContemplative Studies and the Religious Studies Classroom: Collected Resources
Barbezat, Daniel P., and Bush, Mirabai, eds. Contemplative Practices in Higher Education:…
Read MoreContemplative Pedagogy and the Religious Studies Classroom: Editor’s Introduction
The 21st-century has seen a rapid expansion of interest in contemplative pedagogy…
Read MoreWhy I Do Not Use Contemplative Pedagogy in the Public University Classroom
Contemplative pedagogy is a broad field. When I use the term, I…
Read MoreMaking Reading Relevant: Critical Thinking as Contemplative Practice
“I don’t understand why we have to read these old stories,” the…
Read MoreContemplating the Smartphone Dis/Connect
Since the first iPhone was introduced in 2007, smartphones have become not…
Read MoreScience and Theological Education: Reports from the Field
Although not trained as a “theologian,” for years I’ve written and taught…
Read MoreThe Science for Seminaries Initiative: Bringing Leading-Edge Science to the Theology Classroom
For the past five years, I have been involved in helping to…
Read MoreWhy the “Science for Seminaries” Initiative?
The conversation between the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the American…
Read MoreMutual Respect for the Common Good: Faith and Science in Graduate Theological Education
Mutual Respect: An Endangered or Emerging Species? The Bible instructs us that…
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